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At least 80 were killed and 700 were injured when an eight-storey commercial building collapsed on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh today. The death toll may rise further as the rescue operations are still on. The building, Rana…

The Manmohan Singh Government today launched medi-claim facility for farmers holding Kisan Credit Cards ( KCC) issued by Dena Bank. Launching the scheme in New Delhi, Finance minister P Chidambaram handed over medi claim policies and ID…

In a shocking incident, a newborn baby boy was sold to a Delhi-based businessman for Rs 8 lakh in Ludhiana. The deal was made through Facebook, the popular social media site. The baby was allegedly sold by his grandfather Feroze Khan…

Legendary singer Shamshad Begum, a pioneer of Bollywood's music fraternity and voice behind hit songs like 'Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon', 'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar' and 'Kajra Mohabbat Wala', passed away today at her Mumbai residence after prolonged…

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter Scale struck Afghanistan on Wednesday. The tremors were felt in Pakistan and parts of India including New Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir. However, there are no initial reports of any damage.…

Addressing a function to mark “National Panchayati Raj Divas 2013” in New Delhi this morning, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that participation of local people has increased in panchayats and expressed satisfaction that…

“Tendulkar fever" is clearly visible today in Kolkata as the legendary cricketer will play an IPL6 match on his birthday at Eden Gardens stadium. Yes, the Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on April 24. Not surprisingly, the Eden…

By Rakesh Gupta: In a bizarre incident in Nabarangpur district, one scribe was arrested on Tuesday after series of allegations of collecting money from Anganwadi workers. Some Anganwadi workers of Maidalpur area under Papdahandi Block…

Once again, David Miller guided Punjab to their second consecutive win in the ongoing IPL. For Delhi, it was a disappointing tournament on Tuesday at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi as they lost to Punjab. They are all set to fall at the bottom…

Saradha group promoter Sudipta Sen, who had brought misfortune for thousands of journalists and others, was finally arrested along with his two close associates today in connection with the West Bengal chit fund scam. The three were…